New York / School Districts / OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
At its Dec. 17 meeting the Ossining Board of Education presented the Hilda Bonovitz Distinguished Service Award, granted tenure to multiple staff members, and approved consent agenda items including minutes, an MOU, personnel appointments, policy adoptions and special-education placements.
New York / School Districts / OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Superintendent Mary Fox Fulcher and CPL architects told the Ossining Board of Education on Dec. 17 that work on the district's $210 million bond program is underway; evaluations of the church planned for conversion to a CTE/performance space revealed structural and roofing issues that prompted a revised, lower-risk design and a rectory demolition contract award.
New York / School Districts / OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
At the Dec. 3 meeting the Board approved consent agenda items (4.1–4.3), a scholarship amendment (5.1), personnel actions (6.1–6.9), and took a first reading of a Title IX harassment/grievance policy; the board recorded virtual member Rob voting in favor on roll calls and scheduled executive-session inclusion for remote participation.
New York / School Districts / OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
At its Nov. 19 meeting, the board approved grouped consent agenda items covering a $25,000 Obama Foundation grant for MBK, finance and personnel resolutions, and adopted several policies as first readings and one as a second reading (expense reimbursement).
New York / School Districts / OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Student and staff members presented findings from past desegregation and NYU studies and outlined priorities for hiring, culturally responsive curriculum and family engagement; board members asked how the work will be sustained across grade levels.
New York / School Districts / OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
The board heard a presentation on the MBK summer program, which served about 40 young men this year, and approved a consent-agenda resolution to accept a $25,000 grant from the Obama Foundation targeted to MBK milestone work. District staff said state grant funding remains pending.
New York / School Districts / OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
District special education leaders presented a K–12 action plan targeting a 3–5% performance gain by 2026, increased progress monitoring and expanded supports including AAC devices; board members asked about teacher training, student involvement in IEPs and general-education integration.
New York / School Districts / OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Superintendent Mary Fox Alter and the curriculum committee outlined a board-adopted, four-phase curriculum review cycle that will pair internal self-study with external evaluation, include teachers and community members, and aim to align instruction with NYSED Part 100 curricular areas while treating programs like ARC as instructional tools.
New York / School Districts / OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
A student-led proposal will expand Ossining High School's award-winning science research program into middle grades using cross-age mentorship, staff professional development and partner events; the district plans to pilot mentorship meetups and integrate the initiative with equity goals.
New York / School Districts / OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
District leaders presented detailed assessment and benchmarking data to the board, highlighted a rise in state-assessment participation to about 98%, explained item-level and NWEA/IRLA analysis, and announced that the district and all schools are designated LSI (Local Support & Improvement) by NYSED. The presentation emphasized data triangulation to target interventions and support equity.